- Fully enzymatic peptide synthesis using C-terminal tert-butyl ester interconversion
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Chemoenzymatic peptide synthesis is potentially the most cost-efficient technology for the synthesis of short and medium-sized peptides with some important advantages. For instance, stoichiometric amounts of expensive coupling reagents are not required an
- Nuijens, Timo,Cusan, Claudia,Van Dooren, Theodorus J. G. M.,Moody, Harold M.,Merkx, Remco,Kruijtzer, John A. W.,Rijkers, Dirk T. S.,Liskamp, Rob M. J.,Quaedflieg, Peter J. L. M.
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experimental part
p. 2399 - 2404
(2011/02/21)
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- Enzymatic synthesis of C-terminal arylamides of amino acids and peptides
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(Chemical Equation Presented) A mild and cost-efficient chemo-enzymatic method for the synthesis of C-terminal arylamides of amino acid and peptides is described. Using the industrial serine protease Alcalase under near-anhydrous conditions, C-terminal arylamides of N-Cbz-protected amino acids and peptides could be obtained from the corresponding C-terminal carboxylic acids, methyl (Me) or benzyl (Bn) esters, in high chemical and enantio- and diastereomeric purities. Yields ranged between 50% and 95% depending on the size of the aryl substituents and the presence of electron-withdrawing substituents. Complete α-C-terminal selectivity could be obtained even in the presence of various unprotected side-chain functionalities such as β/γ-carboxyl, hydroxyl, and guanidino groups. In addition, the use of the cysteine protease papain and the lipase Cal-B gave anilides in high yields. The chemo-enzymatic synthesis of arylamides proved to be completely free of racemization, in contrast to the state-of-the-art chemical methods.
- Nuijens, Timo,Cusan, Claudia,Kruijtzer, John A. W.,Rijkers, Dirk T. S.,Liskamp, Rob M. J.,Quaedflieg, Peter J. L. M.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 5145 - 5150
(2009/12/06)
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